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for the sport. hello and welcome to sportsday, with me olly foster and jessica creighton. hello there. these are our main stories today. england are narrowly beaten by australia in their first rugby league world cup finalfor 22 years. it's an england debut to remember for craig overton, but australia have edged the opening day of the second ashes test. manchester united have narrowed the gap on the leaders, manchester city, after a thriller at arsenal. also coming up in the programme... wales hold on... just. their autumn international series comes to winning close against south africa as debutant hadleigh parkes scores twice. and it's no laughing matter for thejester from leicester — defending champion mark selby is out of snooker‘s uk championship. good evening.

over the next half an hour we'll have all the most important results. some fantastic matches in football today. we'll start with the one in brisbane. the outcome was perhaps predictable, but not the score. it was the lowest scoring rugby league world cup final in history. australia are world champions for the 11th time but they scored just the one try against england. 6—0 the final score as adam wild reports. when you have comes advance what so close, defeat can seem almost unbearable. sometimes you have to go a long way to prove just how far you have come. for england, the first rugby league world cup final in more than 20 years but against australia in australia. there is no tougher task. england hope for glory and australia expects. this was always a battle, brutal at times.

with the stakes so high the scoreline stayed frustratingly low. only one person found a way through. australia ahead by the tightest margin. england unable to close that gap. the world cup summed up perfectly in one agonising moment. this pass fell painfully short. the england players sink to their knees but it is australia who are world champions again. we have come a long way but we will have to move on from this. the pain of defeat will eventually subside. england have shown how far they have come. to match the mighty australians were england still have a little further to go will stop that was one of the toughest football games i have played my

entire career. a pleasing victory for the boys. it has been a fairly hard road to this one over the last two years. it want to put ourselves back to number one. we have back—to—back world cup victories now. very happy to have the kangaroos as the best team in the world. pity there has to be a loser. nobody really loses. the scoreboard said we lost but what did we lose? effort and intensity, trying as hard as they did. both teams were in good shape with lots of options but someone has to win and someone has to loos. we are not talking about it tonight. i'm not in a good state to talk those things. let's stay in australia because the second test got underway early this morning. it's the first day—nighter in ashes history. england won the toss in adelaide and raised a few eyebrows by putting australia in to bat.

the wisdom ofjoe root‘s decision has certainly been questioned as england's bowlers failed to make much of an impact. craig overton took a wicket on his debut but the hosts closed on 209—4. our sports correspondent andy swiss is in adelaide. a day for ashes history and a decent waterproof. very english weather, so might it help england's bowlers? joe root put australia in to bat. risky. as the hosts cruised out of the blocks, it looked a strange decision but england found an unlikely breakthrough. cameron bancroft run out for ten. when woakes induced a david warner waft, the temperature began to rise. new batsmen steve smith and stuart broad exchanged pleasantries. spilled by stoneman on the way to his half—century.

england were barely clinging on. as day turned tonight, enterjimmy anderson. anderson strikes. what followed was better as craig overton did this to the world's number one batsman. smith out for a0. easy this test cricket, isn't it? soon england were reminded it is anything but as australia passed 200 at the close. the visitors still with plenty work to do after a day of mixed fortunes. it was a good day for craig overton, making his test debut for england in the ashes. what a first wicket to take! the world number one batsman, steve smith, the man who dominated the first test in brisbane. a moment to remember for craig overton. he spoke about that experience. my dream was always to play for england. to play in a test team against australia in australia is more special. you cannot put into

words what it means. it is that special. to have the chance to play for england is a dream come true. it is nice that my folks are here, for them to see it. hopefully i have made them proud. i think ithinki i think i have but it will be nice to see them later tonight. as for australia, their top scorer on day one was kawaja, with the half century. he was there when there were those verbal exchanges between the australian captain steve smith, stuart broad and jimmy anderson. there has been lots of tension between the two teams in the build up and these are the thoughts afterwards of kawaja. i could not hear all of it. the crowd was quite loud in the middle. i was at the other end. there was a bit of banter going on. it looked like it switched stephen smith on a bit. i was not sure whether to let him go or bring him back in but he was enjoying being out there.

i was happy with how things were going. a good day for australia after being put into bat. they will resume tomorrow on 209—4. shaun marsh and peter handscomb the not out batsmen. as they proved in brisbane they can bat deep. the late order can add significant runs. england know they have to make some early breakthroughs on day two. england's suspended all—rounder ben stokes has practiced with his new team—mates in new zealand. he's joined the club side canterbury and he's set to play for them tomorrow. stokes can't play for england until a decision has been made on whether he'll be charged following his arrest on suspicion of causing actual bodily harm in september. that's unlikely to be for several weeks, and in the mean—time he's free to play domestic cricket in any country. are you looking forward to tomorrow? excited. looking forward to getting back out and playing some cricket. i have been working hard back home. it is good to get some outdoor practice.

is bowling going well? hopefully. hopefully i can get out there and do well and contribute to canterbury winning. thank you very much. cheers. so you're up to date with the rugby league and cricket. let's catch up with all the premier league action with olly and our football reporterjohn bennett. iam i am still catching my breath after the manchester united, arsenal game. a premier league matches today. john andi a premier league matches today. john and i have plenty to tour about over the next ten minutes or so put the let's talk about the match just finished at the emirates for the manchester united beat arsenal to narrow the gap on leaders manchester city, who played tomorrow. united won 3—1 and finished the match with ten men for that they have david de gea to thank for the win. under the lights at the emirates. arsenal against manchester united, as iconic

fixture as it gets in the premier league. this game was more about history and renewed rivalries. united tried to stay in the and arsenal improving their recent run. arsenal improving their recent run. a misplaced pass found its way to antonio valencia, then back to valencia and into the net. a good sta rt for valencia and into the net. a good start for united became a great one. another asked them a stake in possession punished. jesse lingard with the goal. it was befitting of the first half, which was open, exciting and end to end. the hosts somehow not getting back into things are more than one occasion. and, the numerous saves by david de gea for good measure. you had to feel sorry for the second a5. it would surely never compete with the first. alexander lacazette onside and game on. there was one big problem for arsenal, de gea. pulling off

something truly special here. a double save as good as any to keep his side ahead. just as united were on the brink they pulled away again. the classic counterattack and another lingard goal. wally had to do was hold on. paul pogba did not help the cause. a straight red. he misses the manchester derby. 3—1 was how it ended. an iconic premier league fixture and this was an iconic premier league game. wow! we had everything. we're waiting for reaction to come through from the two managers. arsenal were victims of their own downfall with the defending. you have to praise manchester united. it was such a significant win. the last two trips to the emirates in the league, they

had lost without scoring. a huge win. you can see how they were feeling after the game for the david de gea was exceptional. you have to credit anthony marty r. the huge negative for manchester united. —— martial. at the moment, paul pogba misses the manchester derby. will give you reaction as a mummy get on sports day. that show you what happened in the lunchtime kick—off. —— as soon as we get it. chelsea have consolidated third place after a 3—1 win over newcastle in the lunchtime kickoff. it was newcastle rafa benitez‘s first return to stamford bridge since his interim spell charge back in 2013. joe lynskey reports. the bridge used to be rafa's turf. his team won the europa league. trophies are harder to come

by on tyneside for the having track newcastle up now they are to in mid—table, beating the champions would help the cause. an opener from dwight gayle felt familiar. he did the same at old trafford last month. the problem is holding on — as soon as chelsea sensed trouble, they were level. even hazard confusing the keeper with a shot on the floor. the chelsea turnaround was complete by half—time. morata rising highest, 2—1. now the home side were already coasting. a clearfoul on victor moses brought a chance for eden hazard's next trick. a penalty. done cheekily. he is the chelsea show man. with a hat—trick looming, it felt cruel to take him off. his team may have lost ground at the top but this

is what took them to the title. a lot can change in six months. i think the start was not good enough. ati-o at 1—0 down we started to play and create chances. we played with good intensity and played good football. the start was a bit slow. we have heard from two of the perennial managers today. big sam made a big impact. gylfi sigurdsson got the opening goal. a poorfirst half. second half they play good football. carver lewin's in particular was really good. sam alla rdyce was particular was really good. sam allardyce was delighted. after finding it difficult in the first half, a bit of fatigue due to the game on wednesday and playing the

same side. once we got the first goal, it settled us down. i have to say, defensively, did huddersfield have a chance today? that gave us a platform to win this game. alan pardew at west brom. his era at the hawthorns starting with a 0—0 draw against palace. how will the west brom fans feel about the start of his era? they we re about the start of his era? they were unlucky full survey had so many chances. the goalkeeper was the hero. west brom should have won this game. there were not many difficult saves. crystal palace will be a lot happier with this point. let's hear from alan pa rdew. we were really good in the second half. in terms of the application and quality here and there. going forward, a really good response from the guys. i am looking forward to with them.

the first match on match of the day tonight is the big win forjurgen klopp and liverpool against brighton on the south coast. a lot to choose from. firmino and coutinho on the scoresheet. an own goal as well. third own goal of the season or something like that. a player who has had a great season for the glenn murray got a goal back for brighton but they were never really in the game. jurgen klopp was not totally satisfied with the liverpool's performance. back in the top four. let's hear from him let's hearfrom him now. scored a fourth, scored a fifth, you have said it before. could have scored more. it was really difficult to come in this situation and because brighton is doing really well. and so i am really happy about it. we know how tough watford are to beat.

spurs have been on a poor run of form. they would try to take some positives from the draw but mauricio pochettino is very unhappy with the treatment some of his players received. straight over to the referee. sanchez was sent off for an elbow on richarlison. our commentator said it was not a sending off. it is debatable. harry kane got some rough treatment, and so did dele alli. watford were not happy with the equaliser and the referee when son equalise. let's hear from both managers. we are of the opinion now that we suffered a little bit with things against us. it is weird for the group and good for the team and good for us to try to learn. nothing changed. we

started well and needed to improve a lot. we needed to improve a lot as well. we needed to take the good things because we did again did things because we did again did things for the want to take more points because that is our way. burnley came unstuck today at leicester. difficult because robbie brady was stretchered off with a nasty looking injury. gray got the only goal. two wins in a row by leicester city. a quiet revolution they are calling it. they'd just about had the edge in this game. leicester just about deserved about had the edge in this game. leicesterjust about deserved it. the next match is stoke against swa nsea. swa nsea the next match is stoke against swansea. swansea are in all sorts of trouble. diouf scored for stoke.

diouf and shaqiri gave stoke the win. paul clement under a lot of pressure. lots of calls about the future of him. we can see how difficult it is looking for them at the bottom of the table. let's have a look at the top after our eight matches today for the manchester city playing west ham tomorrow. they should regain the 8—point lead at the top. what a big three points it was against arsenal. paris st germain in france lost for the first time in the league this season. they lost to strasbourg. possibly manchester city could lose to west ham. everton are in the top half of the table after their first win under big sam. let's hearfrom josay mouinho after their 3—1 win at

arsenal. —— jose mourinho. mouinho after their 3—1 win at arsenal. -- jose mourinho. an amazing attitude. part of the quality they showed. quality in many things. they showed amazing character in the difficult moments of the game. arsenal gave us difficult moments with the attacking quality. we'll soon had a difficult moment of playing with ten men for quite a long time. —— we also had. amazing character by the players. your words with similar to my words when i met them in the dressing room. looks a bit like the milk tray man there, jose mourinho. there is the bottom half of the table. swa nsea the bottom half of the table. swansea dropping to the bottom after palace got that point at west bromwich albion. the other match tomorrow southampton against bournemouth on the south coast. crystal palace of the bottom. slowly

but surely roy hodgson getting of trouble. he has done a greatjob since becoming manager at crystal palace. west ham at manchester city. you kind of thing west ham will stay where they are at. it is start of a tough run of games and it will only get harderforfor david tough run of games and it will only get harder for for david moyes. tough run of games and it will only get harderforfor david moyes. we finished off with manchester united. what a win that was. thank you. let's turn our attention is to scottish football. where premiership leaders celtic have extended their unbeaten domestic run to 67 games. they thumped motherwell 5—1 thanks to a hattrick by psg loanee odsonne edwar. hibs are up to third in the table after a narrow win over partick thistle. there were also wins for dundee and kilmarnock, whilst hamilton drew with hearts. in the fa cup, there was heartbreak for non—league oxford city against notts county. having twice pegged back the league two side, oxford conceded this goal in the last minute of injury time, jorge grant scoring the winner to send the magpies into round three.

hereford earned a replay with league one fleetwood. four divisions separated these two teams but calvin dinsley put the southern league side in front in the first half. fleetwood later equalised, so the two teams will meet again at edgar street. the rest of the results from today's fa cup games are on the bbc sport website. you are up to date with all the football now. let's move onto rugby union. drama in cardiff as wales just about survived an incredible comeback against south africa. wales' 2a—22 win brought their autumn international series to a nail—biting end. two tries by hadleigh parkes on his debut helped wales lead 21—3 after half an hour. warrick galant‘s try before half—time changed the momentum and handre pollard and jesse kreel‘s touchdowns after the break, edged the springboks ahead by a point, but leigh halfpenny‘s 66th—minute

penalty clinched a nervy 2a—22 win for wales, just their fourth over south africa. it was important for us. we started very well in the game. it became a bit of an arm wrestle towards the end. we deserved that. it was nice to finish the autumn with a win. you wanted hadleigh to show some leadership. what did you make of him? some of the stuff we showed earlier on, one or two more opportunities and the game could have been out of sight. in the english premiership, gloucester earned a fifth straight win as they beat bottom side london irish 39—15. elsewhere, leaders exeter beat south west rivals bath in a high scoring clash. the chiefs ran in six tries including this one from wingerjames short. bath battled back to gain a bonus point late on. they got four tries themselves.

it finished 42—29. wasps scored a 79th minute try to beat leicester in a thrilling game. kearnen myall powered over for the crucial score as the home side won 32—25 to move above their opponents in the table. meanwhile in the proili, the cheetahs are leading scarlets 23—11, in part thanks to a william small—smith try. scarlets currently top conferance b — while cheetahs are third in confereance a. and in the other game munster, who are second in conference a, beat ospreys 36—10. two more games in the pro 11! today — zebre beat connacht 24—10, while leinster won away to benetton in treviso, by 36 points to 10. mark selby has been knocked out of the uk championship, after a shock 6—3 defeat to scott donaldson.

donaldson, who came into the tournament on a io—match losing streak, made breaks of 90, 87 and 77 to go 5—3 up. the scot then kept his composure in the ninth frame with a break of 84 to advance. it will be an all british final at the wheelchair masters tennis for the first time after gordon reid and alfie hewett came through their semi finals in straight sets. gordon reid had it the most tough. i started to go more and more. i'm happy to come through that. in the

it felt anything i did was untouchable. i have to use that to my advantage. andy lap saum won to make it through to tomorrow's final. -- quad final. sam ward scored the winner as england beat india 3—2 at the world hockey league finals in india. england let a two goal lead slip going into the final quarter — but ward's goal with just over three minutes to go was enough to claim victory. england are second in pool b behind leaders germany who they lost to in their opening game. tiger woods' third round is under way at the hero world challenge in the bahamas. he starts the day five shots off the leader after another impressive day yesterday in this his first professional tournament since february. the iii—time major winner is well in contention at the midway point but is struggling now.

england just getting pipped in the rugby league world cup final by 6—0. joe root chose to bowl first. it backfired somewhat because his bowlers did not bowl berry well. 209-4 bowlers did not bowl berry well. 209—4 australia closed the opening day. the other top story, the amazing match at the emirates will stop manchester united beating arsenal by 3—1 to close the gap on manchester city, who do not played till tomorrow. from both of us, that is it. jess will be with you on bbc news for the rest of the evening. see you very soon. good evening. it has turned milder

today. that is good news. also it has turned rather cloudy for most of us. this was clanged gospel and earlier in the day. many of us had a lot of cloud. —— llangollen. temperatures should not fall that much, so most of should be frost free. exceptions are in the far south and east. perhaps the far north east of scotland early tomorrow morning. there will mist and fog. can see the weather front clearing out of the way from all but pembrokeshire which brightens up in the afternoon. compared with today more sunshine around. cooler today in the north and east. more mild in

the south. that weather stays with us the south. that weather stays with us until the start of the new week. it turns wet and windy mid week. more for you later. is this is bbc news. the headlines at 8pm. donald trump describes the actions of his former national security advisor as lawful, but says he had to be sacked for lying. new tax cuts and jobs act as amended is passed. republicans celebrate getting their tax reforms through the us senate — in their first major legislative success under the president. criticism grows of two former police officers who claimed pornography had been found on a parliamentary

computer used by the cabinet minister, damian green. the vast majority of police officers, the vast majority of chiefs of police absolutely realise it's very, very important that policing in our country stays out of party politics. the family of a 14—year—old boy who died after he was hit by a car on the m67 motorway say they are "completely heartbroken".